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I would say the exploitative threshold is crossed when the unpaid community members don't derive any value for themselves from the content (or maybe when the co
by pilsetnieks 8y ago
I would say the exploitative threshold is crossed when the unpaid community members don't derive any value for themselves from the content (or maybe when the community organizer derives significantly more value from it than its users.)
From wikipedia they get information, from the Stackexchange network - answers to questions that enable or improve their work or hobby; Buzzfeed's Justin Bieber haircut quizzes, however, do not provide any value to the users, apart from a tiny fleeting endorphin rush, maybe.
- im3w1l 8y agoIt's not the reader that gets exploited it's the creator? What does someone get for answering a question on stack overflow?
- HillaryBriss 8y agooften it's just the pleasure of being ignored, or downvoted, or insulted by a newbie who wants you to do some additional free coding work. so, yeah, it's a pretty good deal
- ppod 8y ago>Buzzfeed's Justin Bieber haircut quizzes, however, do not provide any value to the users, apart from a tiny fleeting endorphin rush, maybe. Depends on whether you measure people's stated or revealed preferences. Traffic stats make the revealed preferences pretty clear.